I listened to the audiobook of Heartland and overall thought it was pretty good. I definitely think it's A) better than cRusty is saying and B) better in the audiobook format. I also think it's assumed that this book is for all people from Kansas, but it's a pretty safe assumption that the people LOLing at these excerpts aren't who the book is about.
I mean, it was a finalist for a National Book Award. It can't be THAT bad.
The parts of the book I enjoyed the most:
-Smarsh referring to Food 4 Less as "Food 4 Losers." Did not know that was a Kansas-wide thing.
-Smarsh calling Junction City "Junk Town." Also did not know that was a non-NE KS thing.
-Her comments on the strength of poor women and how society views them (way past page 19) were the best part of the book.
This concludes "Audiobook Thoughts with WonderMeal," brought to you by Butcher Box and Casper Mattresses.